I had 87,000 to put down on a house 7yrs ago but my inlaws put the house in there names to get a better rate .

You asked 2 questions: Do you own this home? and are there programs to lower the amount you are paying? Legally (and government programs are a...

Am i entitled to any of my dads income when he is in a nursing home ?

You do need to see a lawyer to find out if there is something you should do that would help. The income is not going to come to you. But I am...

Have you tried applying for the benefits you think you might be entitled to? If, as you seem to think, the surviving spouse was the beneficiary,...

How do I find out if any money was left to me like I was told by my father.Edward J.Peters

Probate (the process of making a will effective) is a public process. You can go to the probate court of the county where he was living when he...

If spouse is living and a adult child is named beneficiary can spouse take pension?

I differ with some of my colleagues who suggest that you need legal advice on the pension. The first thing you need to do is to contact the...

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In Massachusetts, Is there a deadline for an heir to file an objection to a creditor claim filed against an intestate estate?

Payment on creditors' claims is determined by the personal representative. Heirs do not have an opportunity to object to payment of a creditor,...

I have a verbal agreement for living in an apartment and the person is under conservatorship

Your problem may be that you entered into an agreement with a person who does not have the legal power to make a contract. When someone has been...

Your situation is actually not that uncommon. What it amounts to, is, you and your spouse have agreed on what you want to do, so you feel that you...

Our family of 10 siblings were left a home in a will by a close family friend. the home has a line of credit on it?

This is why property should be left in trust rather than distributed outright. You are not legally responsible for these bills, but if the pipes...

Is it true that when you remarried in the State of Massachusetts the Beneficiary you have listed on your Pension plan are voided

You might want to pursue this one further. The fact that someone told you that the wife has full control does not necessarily mean that is true. ...